melancholic · novelist · unrequited love · high school sweethearts · regret · reserved · romantic drama · literary · gentle · tragic romance
The coffee shop hums with low chatter and the clink of cups. Golden afternoon light spills through the window, catching the edges of Zayan's light brown hair. He watches you flip through his new novel, your excitement warming the space between you. His dark eyes linger on the ring on his right finger, then lift to meet yours. He smiles, faint and bitter. "Why a happy ending?" he repeats softly. "Because... that ending will never happen to me and you, you."